This thrilling story, set more than 130 years before 9/11, accurately depicts a group of Confederate soldiers who planned to set fire to New York City in 1864, detailing the lives of these soldiers, as well as prominent members of New York City society and those individuals involved in the Civil War. Original.

Irving Howe. Saul Bellow. Lionel Trilling. These are names that immediately come to mind when one thinks of the New York Jewish intellectuals of the late thirties and forties. And yet the New York Jewish intellectual community was far larger and more diverse than is commonly thought. In The Other New York Jewish Intellectuals we find a group of thinkers who may not have had widespread celebrity status but who fostered a real sense of community within the Jewish world in these troubled times. What unified these men and women was their commitment and allegiance to the Jewish people. Here we find Hayim Greenberg, Henry Hurwitz, Marie Syrkin, Maurice Samuel, Ben Halperin, Trude Weiss-Rosmarin, Morris Raphael Cohen, Ludwig Lewisohn, Milton Steinberg, Will Herberg, A. M. Klein, and Mordecai Kaplan, and many others. Divided into 3 sections--Opinion Makers, Men of Letters, and Spiritual Leaders--the book will be of particular interest to students and others interested in Jewish studies, American intellectual history, as well as history of the 30s and 40s.

A dazzling miscellany of New Yorkers - writers, artists, athletes, actors, politicians, and famed visitors - and the places where their presence continues to resonate. A biographical sketch of each of the one hundred is followed by descriptions of their homes and haunts. Andy Warhol, John Lennon, Diana Vreeland, Diego Rivera, Dawn Powell, Walt Whitman, Tallulah Bankhead, Truman Capote, Weegee, Babe Ruth and Jackson Pollock are only a few of the luminaries that light up these pages. Indexed by neighborhood, era, and profession, this book includes easy-to-use maps and 100 black-and-white photographs. 250p.

Packed with 1,000 original and inspirational ideas of what to do in the city that never ceases to amaze, this is a book for seen-it-all-before New Yorkers as well as freshly arriving tourists. An indispensable handbook that will never leave you wondering what to do with your free time. It's also a delightful armchair read. The content includes unusual takes on well-known hotspots, legendary New Yorkers' favorite things to do, top views, secret eats and must-visit bars. Suggestions run from special-event experiences to everyday pleasures, many of them absolutely free. Think you know New York? Hello! A-Z Index; Thematic Index. Illus., color photography throughout. 320p.

A visual guidebook to 101 projects over the past ten years embracing innovative architectural design, as opposed to the emphasis on preservation which prevailed through much of the 1990s. This survey illustrates projects that have pushed the architectural envelope, spurred in part by groundbreaking designs by such high-profile architects as Frank Gehry, Santiago Calatrava, and Richard Meier. Projects are listed by location with descriptions, photos and directions. A map guid and index makes lphabetical Index; Index by Architect. Illus., b&w photos. 125p.

A 10th-anniversary revised edition of a National Book Award finalist traces the hours following the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center to reveal the first-hand experiences of survivors, in a volume that draws on oral reports, e-mails, radio transcripts and cell-phone conversations. Reprint.

Crossing a bridge of voices to go inside the 9/11 infernos, seeing cataclysm and heroism one person at a time, NY Times reporters Jim Dwyer & Kevin Flynn report solely from the perspective of the people inside the fatally attacked World Trade Center towers. This epic account - of so many chance encounters, moments of grace which mark the border between fear and solace - stalks the boundary between life and death. Assembled from hundreds of interviews with rescue workers & survivors, thousands of pages of oral history and countless phone, e-mail & emergency radio transcripts, the book is harrowing testimony to unprecedented & immense calamity.

By 8:46 a.m. on September 11, 2001, 14,000 people had arrived at the World Trade Center's twin towers, ready to start their workdays. Instead, over the next 102 minutes, each would become part of a drama for the ages. Here, the authors draw on hundreds of interviews with rescuers and survivors, thousands of pages of oral histgories, and countless phone, e-mail, and emergency radio transcripts to tell the story of 9/11 from the inside looking out. A new Afterword incorporates powerful firsthand material, including tapes and documents recently obtained by the authors after years of litigatio. A National Book Award Finalist. Notes, Index. Illus.

In the aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, some of New York City's leading authors of fiction, poetry, and dramatic prose reflect on the event in vivid, creative works by Paul Auster, Edwidge Danticat, Phillip Lopate, Susan Wheeler, Vivian Gornick, Lynne Sharon Schwartz, and others. Reprint.